Senior HR Advisor

Our client, a well known construction company based in Leeds is seeking to employ a Senior HR Advisor to join their existing HR Team.

The Senior HR Advisor will support our team with a range of HR projects with a strong focus on recruitment process and delivery. The role is based in our Leeds office but may involve travel to our Regional Offices according to the business needs.

The main duties of the role include:

Full-cycle recruitment activity, from candidate attraction to pre-employment checks and onboarding assisting our hiring managers with the recruitment process using our Automated Tracking Service and liaising with external recruiters and candidates

Onboarding, Induction andamp; Integration of new starters

Ensure the leaver process is completed correctly, issuing documentation, conducting exit interviews and updating appropriate spreadsheets

Act as a backup point of contact for payroll, ensuring all relevant information is communicated between teams

Contribute and support the development and communication of all key company HR policies and procedures

Support HR Team with General HR Administration

Ensure HR compliance in line with GDPR

Provide health and wellbeing support, guidance and initiatives to management, sign posting employees to the EAP, and manage the sickness, holiday and absence systems

Provide advice, guidance and support to line management and staff on performance management issues and ensure appropriate records are maintained

Support HR Manager to build and nurture strong working relationships with all and act as a trusted adviser, contributing to the delivery of HR plans and projects

Any other duties as reasonably required.

Person Specification

To be successful in the role, you will have strong organisational skills and be able to multi-task and work to deadlines, processing data with accuracy.

The perfect candidate will have:

Proven experience in a HR Advisor role (3-5 years) - Essential

Experience in: Construction/Engineering sector Commercial/SME Supporting multi-site, blue collar workforce - Desirable

Previous Experience of payroll administration - Essential

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent professional qualification - Essential

Educated to A-Level of above - Essential

Good working knowledge of UK employment law and best practice - Essential

Mental health first aid - Desirable

Excellent IT skills, especially MS Office - Essential